Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei heterogeneity: The diversity among strains isolated from traditional Greek cheeses

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-362

  Mama, V ^a   Hatzikamari, M ^a   Lombardi, A ^a,b   Tzanetakis, N ^a   Litopoulou Tzanetaki, E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Veneto Agricoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidification; L. paracasei subsp. paracasei; Plasmids; Proteolysis; RAPD PCR; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI SUBSP. PARACASEI;

EID: 0036979942     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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